arq5x/bedtools — comment on commit 7b94cda2b5cc9baaf791edf3bc6d150d8f82eda2
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By arq5x:

That's right. I've kept VERSION in the subtools because most people still call the tools with things like intersectBed v. bedtools intersect. Thus, without calling the bedtools main program, the version would be unknown. I don't like it, but need to support those users...